WMV files are commonly used not only in computers but also in the web. Since WMV files occupy a large storage space in the hard drive, many people opted to burn WMV files to DVD for better storage purposes. The procedure is very easy and you don’t have to be a computer wiz to accomplish such a simple task.

WMV is an acronym for Windows Media Video and it is the most common video format that computers used as well as on the web. WMV was initially designed for Microsoft Windows Media Players but at present, it can be played in other media players also like Winamp, DivX, and VLC.

Since WMV files have sizes that range from a few megabytes to some gigabytes, therefore users of computers opt to save these files on a DVD. To burn WMV files to DVD is an easy task and you will just need a DVD optical drive that has the capacity to write and software installed in your computer designed for burning files.

How to Burn WMV Files to DVD

Since nearly all DVD authoring products are alike in some ways, it doesn’t matter what product you will use to burn WMV files to DVD. Just follow these standard procedures in doing it.

Launch the Software

Obviously, before you can start to burn WMV files to DVD, you must launch the DVD authoring software first. Once the software is launched, select the option to make a DVD copy or burn data.

Load the Source File

Select the WMV file from your hard drive since this will be your source file.

Choose the Destination and File Format

Then choose the destination where the WMV file will be going and for this instance, it goes to your DVD drive. There are some DVD authoring software that has the capability to convert video files to other video formats like VOB, WMV, and others. But if you are just going to burn WMV files to DVD, then you don’t need to change the video format at this time.

Select the Burning Speed and File Quality

You have the option to select the burning speed as well as the quality of the WMV file that would be burned. There are optical drivers that have the speed of 52X and there are others that are much slower. If you have the ample time to burn WMV files to DVD, then it is best to select the slower burning speed like 10X to ensure that the burned file is in good quality.

Burn the File

Review all the options that you have chosen and when you are sure about them, it’s time to click the button labeled Burn. This will commence the process of burning WMV files to DVD. It will just take a few minutes for the burning process to be completed and the software will give a notification once the burning process is done.

Check the File

The best method to check that the burning process was a success is to play the DVD using the Windows Media Player. You were successful in your endeavor if the video quality is good and plays well.